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Vuild

This is it. If you are sending a bunch of listings & a couple of clicks, then PWA can do.

But if you want an AR with Facescan Siri video morph that has pencil support, PWAs always lag (browser/spec/companies etc). Unity/Unreal/3D worlds/sensor access are more reasons.

For me, it is the same as it as always been (built a lot of apps since store launch)... use the right tech for the job you need. Native, webview, hybrids, pwas, voice, framework whatever. I don't really care for trying to define it with words & just try to pick the right one. It's all just 0101010s.

PWAs have a big future. Native has extra/leading edge. Stadia & Arcade are coming for extra considerations.

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Stefan Dorresteijn

Oh I completely agree that PWAs are not going to be competing with the significantly more advanced apps out there. Use the right tools for the job, but I think a lot of apps out there that are currently native could easily be PWAs and would actually improve if they were written as PWAs.

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Vuild

That is 100% true, with better resource allocation, speed, progress etc. Almost all listing apps can be PWA, many will be better faster. This applies to the web even more so. A million frameworks of thousands of lines to deliver 400 words, a couple of pics & btns.

Big tech politics plays various roles too.

Native is basically the default 'never wrong' right now (PWA & break your business vs "I did it the traditional way, it's not our fault") plays in too.

I like competition so I like all options. Be nice if there were more mobile operating systems, browsers, datasets, UIs, methods etc.

80% sounds about right, I'll make some of those. And some of the 20% too. 😃